Mancini plans early transfer market raids

ROBERTO MANCINI has demanded cash quickly as he looks to reinforce Manchester City for their first taste of the Champions League next season.

The Italian has been told he can only sign three more players by chairman Khaldoon al-Mubarak but intends to go on a spending spree to bolster his squad, claiming he fears repeating the mistakes made by Tottenham this year.

Udinese’s Alexis Sanchez, Gary Cahill and Leighton Baines are all on his shopping list but he wants to take action quickly to allow new signings to bed in before the new season.